Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos

Emily Magee (Primadonna/Ariadne), Michelle Breedt (Der Komponist), Roberto Saccà (Der Tenor/Bacchus), Elena Mosuc (Zerbinetta), Michael Volle (Ein Musiklehrer); Zurich Opera House, Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor) & Claus Guth (stage director)

Casting is first rate, with the Zerbinetta of Elena Mosuc stealing the limelight with an account of her big aria which prompts an ovation. Emily Magee's Ariadne is hardly less fine, ranging impressively... — Penguin Guide, 2010 edition, 2 out of 4 stars/3 out of 4 stars More…

Release Date: 3rd Jun 2013
Catalogue No: 108045
Label: Arthaus Musik

Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos

Live Recording from The Zurich Opera House, 2006
Emily Magee (Primadonna/Ariadne), Michelle Breedt (Der Komponist), Roberto Saccà (Der Tenor/Bacchus), Elena Mosuc (Zerbinetta), Michael Volle (Ein Musiklehrer), Reinhard Mayr (Truffaldin), Blagoj Nacoski (Brighella), Martin Zysset (Scaramuccio), Gabriel Bermúdez (Harlekin), Eva Liebau (Najade), Irène Friedli (Dryade), Sandra Trattnig (Echo), Andrew Ashwin (Ein Perückenmacher), Guy de Mey (Ein Tanzmeister), Randall Ball (Ein Offizier), Alexander Pereira (Der Haushofmeister)
Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House
Christoph von Dohnányi (conductor) & Claus Guth (stage director)

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Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the many beautifully crafted operas created by Richard Strauss and his librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. In this compelling production – directed by Claus Guth – Christoph von Dohnányi leads a particularly strong cast of singer-actors in a thrilling interpretation of the work. Ariadne is sung by the American soprano Emily Magee, who has received worldwide praise for her performances in works by both Wagner and Strauss. The German-born Italian tenor Roberto Saccà, who is now regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of his generation, takes the part of Bacchus.

Exploring the essence of the piece, Claus Guth and his designer Christian Schmidt worked with the binary opposites that are posited on every level of the work and that seem to be so clear-cut: on the one hand, there is the reality of the prologue and, on the other, the artificiality of the opera. An entertaining and intelligently crafted production of one of the key operas exploring the intertextuality that occurs between “real life” and what today would be called “virtual reality”.

Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1

Picture Format: 16:9

Resolution: 1080i FULL HD

Subtitle Languages: DE (Original Language), GB, FR, ES, IT

Running Time: 127 mins

Blu-ray Disc: 50 GB (Dual Layer)

FSK: 0

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2010 edition

Casting is first rate, with the Zerbinetta of Elena Mosuc stealing the limelight with an account of her big aria which prompts an ovation. Emily Magee's Ariadne is hardly less fine, ranging impressively and with full, creamy tone...[Dohnanyi] proves a passionate Straussian.

Opera Now

Guth takes a highly serious approach to the piece...Dohnányi conducts with matching analytical swiftness. Emily Magee gives an Oscar-worthy performance as Ariadne, her singing rich and detailed (though for a grander assumption look elsewhere, this goddess has feet of clay).

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